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New AOL Straw Poll opens up with a 74-25% M - O and 535 - 3 Electoral
AOL.com ^ | 10/17/2008 | aol

Posted on 10/17/2008 11:26:35 AM PDT by RogerWilko

AOL just opened up this week's poll and McCain is starting off to a CRUSHING lead!

Of course, it's only an on-line poll. BUT... You have to have an account or make one, so you can't just jump on and vote like crazy! For AOL, this is BEYOND good!

(Excerpt) Read more at news.aol.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008polls; aol; mccain; movetochat; obama; poll
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1 posted on 10/17/2008 11:26:36 AM PDT by RogerWilko
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To: RogerWilko

HAH! The map just went ALL RED! 538 - 0 on the electoral votes!


2 posted on 10/17/2008 11:28:48 AM PDT by RogerWilko
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To: RogerWilko
The real poll to watch is The Weekly Reader Poll

Those little kids have called the last 4 presidential races.

3 posted on 10/17/2008 11:29:17 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: RogerWilko

LMAO!!
I love it. Of course it’s for fun, but still.


4 posted on 10/17/2008 11:30:31 AM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Puppage
With AOL, I would have expected the results to be EXACTLY opposite of what's going on.

I know it can't be this slanted, but it's GOT to be good news, no matter how you look at it!

5 posted on 10/17/2008 11:30:44 AM PDT by RogerWilko
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To: RogerWilko

Ha! I voted and now McCain wins all 538 EV’s.
PV is 74-25.


6 posted on 10/17/2008 11:30:45 AM PDT by Genoa
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To: Puppage

I think that was already posted right? And sadly, they went for Obama.


7 posted on 10/17/2008 11:31:14 AM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Genoa

There had been more than 4,000 votes cast.


8 posted on 10/17/2008 11:32:08 AM PDT by Genoa
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To: snarkytart
I think that was already posted right? And sadly, they went for Obama

Is that right? Well, THAT doesn't make me feel any better.

9 posted on 10/17/2008 11:32:48 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Genoa

Wouldn’t that be a thumb in the eye of the commie dhimmicratic party.

So let it be!


10 posted on 10/17/2008 11:32:52 AM PDT by chesley (I'm still alive, still employed, & still married. Life is GOOD)
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To: Puppage
The real poll to watch is The Weekly Reader Poll

Those little kids have called the last 4 presidential races.

Those little kids at Scholastic News chose Obama.

11 posted on 10/17/2008 11:33:20 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: RogerWilko

The libmedia can’t spin this one. The silent majority is speaking.


12 posted on 10/17/2008 11:33:20 AM PDT by nhwingut (,)
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To: Puppage

As I’ve said before, this Election I cannot read ... it will be either, a 49.9% 49.8% squeaker, or it will make Reagan/Mondale look like a close race!


13 posted on 10/17/2008 11:33:29 AM PDT by gwilhelm56 (Orwell's 1984 - to Conservatives a WARNING, to Liberals - a TEXTBOOK)
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To: RogerWilko

Voted!


14 posted on 10/17/2008 11:33:40 AM PDT by Snappy1MarineMom (Don't Blame me I voted for Keys)
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To: RogerWilko

This is not news.


15 posted on 10/17/2008 11:34:31 AM PDT by Vision ("Test everything. Hold on to the Good." 1 Thessalonians 5:21)
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To: snarkytart

It won’t be posted until Oct 29th.


16 posted on 10/17/2008 11:34:55 AM PDT by pctech
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To: Genoa

This may not be an accurate representation, BUT... The last poll they took over the past week had McCain UP 54-43.

So, if the trend continues with these numbers, whether they’re accurate or not, it shows that people are changing their minds in a BIG WAY!


17 posted on 10/17/2008 11:35:09 AM PDT by RogerWilko
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To: nhwingut

I still maintain there is an undercurrent of calm conservatism that will create a nice wave come 11.4.


18 posted on 10/17/2008 11:36:01 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: RogerWilko
At the most, this tells us something about the political leanings of AOL “members”.

If you give credence to this poll; you would also be giving credence to the Internet polls that show BHO leading.

Even the best “scientific” polls often fail to do what they were designed for — i.e. tell us what the whole electorate is intending to do. They do an even worse job at predicting what the electorate will actually do.

The polite term for Internet polls is “unscientific” — a more accurate term is “completely bogus”; or “totally worthless”. We all want to believe the results to this AOL poll — but, a better tack would be to consistently deride such polls; to limit their influence over the sheeple.

19 posted on 10/17/2008 11:36:14 AM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: pctech

Yes, you are correct. Sorry.
I was thinking of the other one featuring kids. Do you remember the one I’m talking about?


20 posted on 10/17/2008 11:36:37 AM PDT by snarkytart
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